Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 19.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in New Caledonia, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 19.1% for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in New Caledonia peaked at 19.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 1990.
That places New Caledonia 79th out of 168 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.8% | — |
| 2000 | 8.1% | +19.3% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 19.1% | +123.3% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 8.5% | 19.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 19.1% | 19.1% | 2 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 7.82 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.314 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.69 °C (2025)
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- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 51.1 kg/ha (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in New Caledonia?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in New Caledonia was 19.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 1990.
- How does New Caledonia rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- New Caledonia ranks 79th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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